To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.

But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will sink out of sight.

Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristics in men.

Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even dearth is one of the things that Nature wills.

Two of the hardest tests in life: The patience to wait for the right moment and the courage to accept whatever you encounter.

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I've learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one's reality to the person to whom one lies, making that person one's master, condemning oneself from then on to faking the sort of reality that person's view requires to be faked.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence. . . . I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.

It cannot be your duty to do anything that is beyond your reach or your strength at the moment. It cannot be your duty to do anything that sacrifices your own integrity or your own spiritual development.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.